Random Thoughts

For some reason this time of year makes me somewhat nostalgic. It signifies another trip around the sun. It takes me back to when the kids were smaller and school had started. I felt happy they were going off to school but there was always a little sadness thrown in because they were growing up and changing.

The slight chill in the morning air takes me back to when I was younger and living in W.Va. This is the time the trees would start turning and by October the hills were alive with color. Following on the footsteps of fall would be winter and everyone looked forward to the first snow of the season. The house would be warm, toasty and windows foggy from a pot of soup boiling on the stove. And by the way who hasn't taken their finger and done a little drawing on a window with condensation?

Today I'll start my fall garden with leaf lettuce, broccoli and collards. There is just something about being able to grow your own food. While I may not harvest enough to completely feed my family I am reducing what I buy from the store.

And that is a good thing!